leroy on 22 Apr 2005 18:48:37 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Java, Tomcat, Cocoon


do a:

which java

at the command prompt to see which java you shell sees first.  if it's not
the right one, get rid of the incorrect one.

stephen

-- my name is not leroy

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Carl Husa wrote:

> First, mea culpa for the long message, but just trying to be thorough.
>
> I have an installation of SUSE 9.2.
>
> I'm trying to install Apache Coccon, which needs Tomcat, which needs java.
>
>
> First, I know - or think I know - the following installation directories are
> "not the best"
>
> I have tomcat installed in /home/[some_name]/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9, with
> $CATALINA_HOME set to that directory (in profile).
> I have Coccon installed in /home/[some_name]/Cocoon/cocoon-2.1.7
>
> $JAVA_HOME is set to /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_02 (in profile)
>
> echo $CATALINA_HOME and echo $JAVA_HOME both report the correct paths, as set
> in profile.
>
> Tomcat 5.5.9 does not start,and the log gives a message that 5.5.9 requires
> java 1.5.
>
> If I type
> 	java -version
>
> I get the following message
> 	java version "1.4.2_06"
> 	Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_06-b03)
> 	Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_06-b03, mixed mode)
>
> So, I downloaded 1.5, and installed it to
> 	/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_02
>
> java -version still gives the same version as before.
>
> Went to the web, read some "stuff" - dangerous, this reading thing - and
> attempted to do a symbolic link with
> 	ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_02 java
>
> Rebooted, but java -version still reports 1.4.2_06
>
>
> So, the inevitable question(s):
> 	Is this current install redeemable in any way?
> 	OR
> 	Should I just "do it again the right way"?
> 	AND THEN
> 	What is the "right way"?
>
> Thanks, as always.
>
>
> Carl F Husa, Jr.
> jabberwocky@luxsci.net
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